• Speaking of service departments; was reading something the other day about the reasons Toyota are holding out on BEVs as long as possible.

    Essentially they're now the Lexmark printer business of the car world; they don't make money on the vehicles but on the aftermarket - servicing, parts etc.

    With BEVs, that largely goes away and they won't make money any more. Be interesting to see how that does affect the affordable car market come 2030 etc.

  • I stopped servicing my Leaf when the warranty ran out. £200 to kick the tyres from Nissan seems a waste of money. There are no drivetrain service parts (other than a diff oil change at over 100k miles).
    The real question is when to get rid. The range is now not quite enough in the winter to do all the stuff we want to do.
    A car restructure beckons next year. Mid life crisis coincides!

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